{"id":2107966,"date":"2026-08-23T09:07:24","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T06:07:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2107966"},"modified":"2026-08-23T09:07:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T06:07:24","slug":"lorde-hails-all-points-east-line-up-the-best-ive-ever-been-part-of-during-huge-headline-slot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2107966","title":{"rendered":"Lorde hails All Points East line-up \u201cthe best I\u2019ve ever been part of\u201d during huge headline slot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/NMEAR_NME-GLASTO-2025-LORDE-LIVE-DEREK-BREMNER-12@2000&#215;1270.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Lorde hails All Points East line-up \u201cthe best I\u2019ve ever been part of\u201d during huge headline slot<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>&#8220;I was really struck by what this group of artists are doing. I felt so honoured to be a part of it&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Poppy Burton<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-23T10:07:24+01:00\">23rd August 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/NMEAR_NME-GLASTO-2025-LORDE-LIVE-DEREK-BREMNER-12@2000x1270-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"Lorde live at Glastonbury 2025. Credit: Derek Bremner for NME\" title=\"NMEAR_NME-GLASTO-2025-LORDE-LIVE-DEREK-BREMNER-12@2000x1270\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Lorde live at Glastonbury 2025. Credit: Derek Bremner for NME<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Lorde headlined All Points East 2026 last night, hailing the festival\u2019s line-up as one of the best she\u2019d ever been part of.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-content-read-more\">\n<li><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0<\/strong><b>Lorde live at Glastonbury 2025: a celebratory start to her new eraLorde live at Glastonbury 2025: a celebratory start to her new era<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Kiwi pop star topped the bill at the London festival, which took place at Victoria Park last night (August 22), featuring performances from PinkPantheress,\u00a0Zara Larsson,\u00a02hollis,\u00a0Oklou, Audrey Hobert,\u00a0Rose Gray, Esha Tewari, ML Buch and Fabiana Palladino, and more.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>During her set, which drew heavily from 2025\u2019s \u2018Virgin\u2018, Lorde said it was \u201cso crazy\u201d to be headlining the London festival, particularly given she played at the festival\u2019s first-ever edition back in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Midway through her performance, she said: \u201cI think this is literally the best line-up I\u2019ve ever been part of. It\u2019s crazy, I went around this afternoon and watched people and I was really struck by what this group of artists are doing. I felt so honoured to be a part of it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis group of artists that you\u2019ve seen today have been trying to imagine a new world, it\u2019s like I\u2019ve been trying to find new ways to live, new ways to see, I really felt that.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Lorde projected videos of her younger self onto her top during \u2018Liability\u2019 at All Points East. pic.twitter.com\/GMQR7jbnDu<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pop Base (@PopBase) August 22, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Lorde performs \u201cBuzzcut Season\u201d during her headline set at All Points East in London. pic.twitter.com\/mxcZzal5v5<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pop Crave (@PopCrave) August 22, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Lorde performs \u2018Virgin\u2019 track \u201cFavourite Daughter\u201d at All Points East. pic.twitter.com\/mYNDOeW5EE<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pop Crave (@PopCrave) August 22, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3><strong>Lorde at All Points East 2026 played:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>\u2018Royals<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018What Was That\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Broken Glass\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Perfect Places\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Shapeshifter\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Buzzcut Season\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Favourite Daughter\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018The Louvre\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Current Affairs\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Hard Feelings\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Oceanic Feeling\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Liability\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Hammer\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Supercut\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Team\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Man of the Year\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Girl, so confusing\u2019 (Charli XCX cover) <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Green Light\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018David\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Ribs\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere during the evening, she recalled coming to Victoria Park with someone she had a crush on \u2013 something she described as \u201calmost agony\u201d \u2013 and told the crowd: \u201cIt didn\u2019t stop, he\u2019s here tonight\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Another notable moment came when she performed \u2018Liability\u2019, and projected video footage of her earlier years onto her shirt, while a banner which read \u201cI don\u2019t belong to anyone 2013\u201d was passed out into the crowd during \u2018Virgin\u2019 album closer, \u2018David\u2019.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cI first came here in 2024 with a guy I had a crush on, [\u2026] and he\u2019s here tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lorde before performing \u2018The Louvre\u2019 at her All Points East set pic.twitter.com\/lbeFmRNLl9<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pop Base (@PopBase) August 22, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2018Virgin\u2019 was given a\u00a0four-star review by\u00a0<em>NME,<\/em>\u00a0which read: \u201c\u2018Virgin\u2019 is a vibrant combination of Lorde\u2019s best qualities, and then some.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith her newfound candour, the record combines the emotional whirlwind of \u2018Melodrama\u2019, the chilling minimalism of\u00a0\u2018Pure Heroine\u2019\u00a0and the breezy freedom of \u2018Solar Power\u2019,\u201d it added. \u201cThis might be called \u2018Virgin\u2019, but Lorde proves she\u2019s not afraid to strip herself bare.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last month,\u00a0Lorde marked the first anniversary of the record by sharing a collection of demos from the album, as well as a newsletter detailing the making of it.<\/p>\n<p>She also opened up about the emotional weight of the record, admitting that sharing it felt \u201craw and exposing in a new way,\u201d particularly as she worked on it while navigating personal challenges, including a breakup, an eating disorder, and a PMDD [Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder] diagnosis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019ll follow up the appearance at All Points east with an appearance at Bristol\u2019s Forwards Presents next week, and will also play at the Edinburgh Summer Sessions \u2013 and you can find tickets here.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap 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data-img-retina-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Michael-still-800x508.jpg\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n                    Film News<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Michael Jackson movie sequel will address child abuse allegations from \u201chis point of view\u201d says Jaafar Jackson<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span>                <\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Lorde headlined All Points East 2026 last night, hailing the festival\u2019s line-up as one of the best she\u2019d ever been part of.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-content-read-more\">\n<li><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0<\/strong><b>Lorde live at Glastonbury 2025: a celebratory start to her new eraLorde live at Glastonbury 2025: a celebratory start to her new era<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Kiwi pop star topped the bill at the London festival, which took place at Victoria Park last night (August 22), featuring performances from PinkPantheress,\u00a0Zara Larsson,\u00a02hollis,\u00a0Oklou, Audrey Hobert,\u00a0Rose Gray, Esha Tewari, ML Buch and Fabiana Palladino, and more.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>During her set, which drew heavily from 2025\u2019s \u2018Virgin\u2018, Lorde said it was \u201cso crazy\u201d to be headlining the London festival, particularly given she played at the festival\u2019s first-ever edition back in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Midway through her performance, she said: \u201cI think this is literally the best line-up I\u2019ve ever been part of. It\u2019s crazy, I went around this afternoon and watched people and I was really struck by what this group of artists are doing. I felt so honoured to be a part of it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis group of artists that you\u2019ve seen today have been trying to imagine a new world, it\u2019s like I\u2019ve been trying to find new ways to live, new ways to see, I really felt that.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Lorde projected videos of her younger self onto her top during \u2018Liability\u2019 at All Points East. pic.twitter.com\/GMQR7jbnDu<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pop Base (@PopBase) August 22, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Lorde performs \u201cBuzzcut Season\u201d during her headline set at All Points East in London. pic.twitter.com\/mxcZzal5v5<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pop Crave (@PopCrave) August 22, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Lorde performs \u2018Virgin\u2019 track \u201cFavourite Daughter\u201d at All Points East. pic.twitter.com\/mYNDOeW5EE<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pop Crave (@PopCrave) August 22, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3><strong>Lorde at All Points East 2026 played:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>\u2018Royals<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018What Was That\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Broken Glass\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Perfect Places\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Shapeshifter\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Buzzcut Season\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Favourite Daughter\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018The Louvre\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Current Affairs\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Hard Feelings\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Oceanic Feeling\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Liability\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Hammer\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Supercut\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Team\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Man of the Year\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Girl, so confusing\u2019 (Charli XCX cover) <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Green Light\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018David\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Ribs\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere during the evening, she recalled coming to Victoria Park with someone she had a crush on \u2013 something she described as \u201calmost agony\u201d \u2013 and told the crowd: \u201cIt didn\u2019t stop, he\u2019s here tonight\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Another notable moment came when she performed \u2018Liability\u2019, and projected video footage of her earlier years onto her shirt, while a banner which read \u201cI don\u2019t belong to anyone 2013\u201d was passed out into the crowd during \u2018Virgin\u2019 album closer, \u2018David\u2019.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cI first came here in 2024 with a guy I had a crush on, [\u2026] and he\u2019s here tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lorde before performing \u2018The Louvre\u2019 at her All Points East set pic.twitter.com\/lbeFmRNLl9<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pop Base (@PopBase) August 22, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2018Virgin\u2019 was given a\u00a0four-star review by\u00a0<em>NME,<\/em>\u00a0which read: \u201c\u2018Virgin\u2019 is a vibrant combination of Lorde\u2019s best qualities, and then some.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith her newfound candour, the record combines the emotional whirlwind of \u2018Melodrama\u2019, the chilling minimalism of\u00a0\u2018Pure Heroine\u2019\u00a0and the breezy freedom of \u2018Solar Power\u2019,\u201d it added. \u201cThis might be called \u2018Virgin\u2019, but Lorde proves she\u2019s not afraid to strip herself bare.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last month,\u00a0Lorde marked the first anniversary of the record by sharing a collection of demos from the album, as well as a newsletter detailing the making of it.<\/p>\n<p>She also opened up about the emotional weight of the record, admitting that sharing it felt \u201craw and exposing in a new way,\u201d particularly as she worked on it while navigating personal challenges, including a breakup, an eating disorder, and a PMDD [Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder] diagnosis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019ll follow up the appearance at All Points east with an appearance at Bristol\u2019s Forwards Presents next week, and will also play at the Edinburgh Summer Sessions \u2013 and you can find tickets here.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/lorde-hails-all-points-east-line-up-the-best-ive-ever-been-part-of-during-huge-headline-slot-3964181&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/NMEAR_NME-GLASTO-2025-LORDE-LIVE-DEREK-BREMNER-12@2000&#215;1270.jpg&#8221;] News Lorde hails All Points East line-up \u201cthe best I\u2019ve ever been part of\u201d during huge headline slot &#8220;I was really struck by what this group of artists are doing. 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